Ten people injured as police fire teargas & gun shots at UEW during protest by students

Information reaching rainbowradioonline.com has it that, police are firing warning shots and teargas at the University of Education Winneba (UEW) in a bid to push back student protestors who have since Tuesday been demanding the reinstatement of some dismissed lecturers.

Ten people are said to have sustained varies degrees of injuries are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

According to reports, personnel from the Formed Police Unit called in as reinforcement clashed with the protesting students who were said to be throwing stones in response to maltreatment they accused the police of.

Students allegedly destroyed school properties during the clash.

Eight warning shots were initially fired by the Winneba Police at the Faculty of Educational Studies, close to the university canteen as the protestors moved there to rally their colleagues to join their #BringBackOurLecturers campaign , a witness said.